Håkan Wallander

Håkan Wallander is a Professor in Microbial Ecology and Functional Ecology at Lund University, Sweden. He is affiliated with the BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in a Changing Climate network and serves as a principal investigator in soil biology and environmental sciences.

• Primary Research Focus: Ectomycorrhizal fungi and their role in forest ecosystems.
• Key Contributions: Studying carbon sequestration, nitrogen retention, and phosphorus dynamics in soils.
• Geographical Scope: Norway spruce forests in Sweden/Europe, with projects in Tunisia (northern Africa) and Nepal (southeast Asia) addressing erosion-prone soils.

  Research Trends: Recent publications emphasize:

  • Phosphorus cycling in agricultural and forest ecosystems
  • Microbial community responses to nitrogen deposition
  • Fungal biomass regulation in Norway spruce forests
  • Organic carbon mobilization in peatlands
  • Climate change impacts on mycorrhizal networks

  Projects and Collaborations: Active roles in multi-institutional research on forest management strategies, peatland restoration, and carbon-iron dynamics. Supervises doctoral researchers in fungal ecology and ecosystem services.